Day in Pictures, Oct. 3, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on October 3, 2013 6:33 PM

Photo: Ahmad Aboud/AFP/Getty Images

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Caution! While snorting white lions may not be illegal, it is addicting: If zookeeper Nadezda Radovic isn't careful, she could become hooked. (Seven-day-old white lion cub at the Belgrade Zoo, Serbia.)

Caution! While snorting white lions may not be illegal, it is addicting: If zookeeper Nadezda Radovic isn't careful, she could become hooked. (Seven-day-old white lion cub at the Belgrade Zoo, Serbia.)

Photo: Darko Vojinovic, Associated Press

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Syrian rebels well-prepared for the War of 1812 to break out again: In Deir Ezzor, Syria, members of the Jund al-Rahman Brigade (Soldiers of the Merciful) load a homemade cannon pointing at government forces with a ramrod. less

Syrian rebels well-prepared for the War of 1812 to break out again: In Deir Ezzor, Syria, members of the Jund al-Rahman Brigade (Soldiers of the Merciful) load a homemade cannon pointing at government forces ... more

Photo: Ahmad Aboud, AFP/Getty Images

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Hey! Trying to stalk here! In Baileyville, Maine, a bobcat has his rabbit hunting interrupted by a
photographer.

Hey! Trying to stalk here! In Baileyville, Maine, a bobcat has his rabbit hunting interrupted by a photographer.

I think she's is trying to tell us something: First-grader Lily Brown tries to get the attention of a pair of
Indian Runner ducks, also know as Penguin ducks, provided by a farmer during "Farm Day" at Lacey Spring
Elementary in Lacey Spring, Va. less

I think she's is trying to tell us something: First-grader Lily Brown tries to get the attention of a pair of Indian Runner ducks, also know as Penguin ducks, provided by a farmer during "Farm Day" at Lacey ... more

Photo: Daily News-Record, Nikki Fox, Associated Press

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Bodybuilders in stiletto heels line up for some sort of last-minute preparation before taking the stage for the Muscle Mania Fitness Korea Competition in Seoul.

Bodybuilders in stiletto heels line up for some sort of last-minute preparation before taking the stage for the Muscle Mania Fitness Korea Competition in Seoul.

Photo: Truth Leem, AFP/Getty Images

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Dad's turn to do the feeding: A Chilean flamingo named Migi Aka takes his 5-day-old chick under his wing at Himeji Central Park in Himeji, Japan.

Dad's turn to do the feeding: A Chilean flamingo named Migi Aka takes his 5-day-old chick under his wing at Himeji Central Park in Himeji, Japan.

Photo: Buddhika Weerasinghe, Getty Images

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Anything you can spare: A baby Bornean orangutan reaches for a handout of something edible at the Singapore Zoo.

Anything you can spare: A baby Bornean orangutan reaches for a handout of something edible at the Singapore Zoo.

Tennessee tragedy: Emergency workers respond to a fiery crash involving a passenger bus and a tractor-trailer near Dandridge, Tenn. Authorities said the bus blew a tire, crossed over the median and clipped an SUV before striking the rig, which burst into flames. Eight people on the bus, members of tight-knit seniors group at a North Carolina church, were killed, and two others were in critical condition. less

Tennessee tragedy: Emergency workers respond to a fiery crash involving a passenger bus and a tractor-trailer near Dandridge, Tenn. Authorities said the bus blew a tire, crossed over the median and clipped an ... more

On the eve of World Animal Day, Malabon Zoo owner Manny Tiangco, his pet orangutan (also named Manny) and a couple of albino pythons spend some quality time by the tiger enclosure at the suburban Manila zoo. Tiangco said he was trying to raise awareness of the need to protect wild animals and conserve the environment. less

On the eve of World Animal Day, Malabon Zoo owner Manny Tiangco, his pet orangutan (also named Manny) and a couple of albino pythons spend some quality time by the tiger enclosure at the suburban Manila zoo. ... more